Thanks to the wonderful teachers from around the world who have chosen my resources. I care passionately about quality and value and want you to fill your teaching ‘shelf’ with confidence, saving precious time. Hopefully they won’t be staying on the shelf for long as you’ll use them again and again! I’m a Primary Teacher and published writer with an English degree and French A-level. My resources are mostly Primary but some suit Secondary classes too. I hope your students enjoy using them.
Thanks to the wonderful teachers from around the world who have chosen my resources. I care passionately about quality and value and want you to fill your teaching ‘shelf’ with confidence, saving precious time. Hopefully they won’t be staying on the shelf for long as you’ll use them again and again! I’m a Primary Teacher and published writer with an English degree and French A-level. My resources are mostly Primary but some suit Secondary classes too. I hope your students enjoy using them.
Celebrate St Dwynwen’s Day on 25 January with these 2 fun and flexible no prep puzzles about Saint Dwynwen / Santes Dwynwen, the Welsh patron saint of love and lovers. Although the crossword would need to be printed, the other puzzle can just be displayed on a screen and students can message you the answer.
The zip file contains a True or False Hidden Word Puzzle and a Crossword Puzzle, plus solutions, all in PDF format. These activities work well as follow up work to an assembly, as part of a stand-alone lesson or as part of a longer topic. They could be used as starter tasks (if building on previous learning), as individual or group tasks to focus pupils’ own research, an informal assessment task at the end of a topic or mini-focus, early finisher tasks or engaging homework tasks. These would best suit Upper Key Stage 2 / KS2, early KS3 and other equivalents.
The Hidden Word Puzzle includes 15 statements about St Dwynwen and St Dwynwen’s Day, which is the equivalent of St Valentine’s Day in Wales. Pupils must work out which ones are incorrect and then, using the grid at the bottom, rearrange the letters linked to the incorrect statements to find a word related to the subject of the puzzle. This is a very flexible resource, which works especially well to focus pupils’ own online research. All statements can be checked by looking through the first few websites that come up in internet searches. Children will practise reading comprehension skills and skimming and scanning strategies. They will also practise their digital literacy skills as they check facts, evaluating the reliability of websites used, ensuring they check more than one website etc. The solution to the puzzle, identifying and correcting the relevant statements, is included on a separate page. As versions of Dwynwen’s story can vary, the puzzles focus on details agreed on by several key websites.
The crossword could be used with the same pupils as although there is some overlap between the two puzzles in the information covered, there are also details in each which do not appear in the other.
No preparation is required, other than simply printing and copying. Two previews are provided, with a 4-page PDF document - containing the puzzles and their solutions - in the zip file. I hope your students enjoy using these puzzles. I would be grateful for a review if you get a spare moment.
Thank you for your interest in my resources. Please visit FullShelf Resources for engaging, time-saving printables, activities and presentations to plan Primary (and some Secondary) Literacy / English, Maths / Numeracy and French lessons. I also have a growing collection of puzzles for special events, anniversaries and Social Studies.
Quelle est la date? Beginners French KS2 / KS3 (Year 4, 5, 6 and 7) Printable Speaking Games for revision of calendar and date vocabulary: 10 Four in a Row game boards and a Snakes and Ladders Board for practising saying the date in French. These resources will help you plan multiple lessons at Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (upper Primary and early Secondary and equivalents) for students beginning French or near beginners requiring revision of basic vocab and phrases. Originally made for UK schools, I have also added US date format versions of both resources.
You can get these games with other French calendar resources (a substantial PowerPoint lesson presentation, bingo game, loop games, worksheets and puzzles) in this bundle: French Calendar (Le Calendrier) Bundle
FOUR IN A ROW
I originally created this to help pupils answer the French question 'Quelle est la date?' but there is no reference to French on the boards so they can also be used for Italian, Spanish, German and other languages. Pupils will practise calendar vocabulary - months (les mois), days of the week (les jours de la semaine) and numbers to thirty-one.
Includes:
5 boards with the month and date
5 further boards with the month, date and day
A fun language learning activity - ideal for a starter, early finisher task, main lesson consolidation work or as part of a bank of revision activities. Print in either A3 or A4 and laminate for regular use. Individuals or pairs play against each other, taking it in turns to roll a dice before choosing a date in the correct column (columns are labelled 1-6) to say in the target language. If correct, they could put their symbol or initial over it in a wipeable pen or cover it with a counter of a different colour to their opponent. The first player/team to get 4 in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally is the winner. With 10 boards in total, they can swap with other pairs/groups when finished to have another game.
SNAKES AND LADDERS
Pupils play as per normal Snakes and Ladders, only they have to say the date they land on in French. The US date format version of the game is on page 2 of the file. Instructions are on page 3.
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A Maths starter game for KS2 Year 5 / Year 6 Division with multiples of 10, 100, 1000 Numeracy. This is a treasure hunt / scavenger hunt activity, an active printable mental maths team game, with differentiation, ideal as a whole class starter or plenary in Year 5 / Year 6 and early KS3. It can be played multiple times in a lesson or across several lessons as groups can use different card sets each time. Teams complete a treasure hunt-type chain of decimals calculations, followed by a ‘Find the Target Number’ mental maths challenge, using a mixture of the four operations. There are 54 double-sided cards, forming sets of 6 cards for 9 teams. A key feature is the chance to involve lower ability students in a fun whole class activity to give them a boost of confidence without it being obvious their calculations are less challenging (3 of the sets are at an easier level). Full instructions included, along with solutions.
I have a collection of these Grab the Answers games, each one focusing on a different maths concepts. Click on the BUNDLE to explore more.
Students collaborate on a treasure hunt type maths trail and when they’ve collected all 5 answers, they are given a target, which they must make using 3 given numbers. You can print and laminate the cards in batches of 3 sets, so if you don’t require them all, you needn’t print them. The cards should be printed double-sided (they’ve been laid out to facilitate this). I print by selecting the ‘2-Sided Short Edge (Top)’ option. However, if you can only print one-sided, print all the even-numbered pages, replace the paper, and print the odd-numbered pages on the back.
Give each team their ‘Start’ card. Spread out all other cards, answer side up. You may wish to remove cards from any set not being used, although this is not necessary. On your signal, teams turn over their Start card and complete the calculation. Each team sends one person to collect the correct answer card, on the other side of which will be their next question and a letter to confirm which team it belongs to. Ensure teams immediately replace any cards not marked with their letter. The process continues until the team have answered all five calculations. On the other side of the final answer card will be a target number, which teams must make, using the numbers printed in boxes in the bottom right corner of 3 of their cards. Use all 3 numbers and only once each, using any of the 4 operations. The first to make their target number wins! One possible answer for each of the target challenges is printed on the solution cards.
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A big bundle of 100 Key Stage 2 or early KS3 imaginative / descriptive writing story starters cards, featuring high quality photo prompts, vocabulary banks, prompt questions and more. These full-page story generators can be used across a range of abilities and ages, especially in Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 (Y4 / Y5 / Y6 / Y7) to spark ideas for stories. In Scotland, they’re great for Primary 5, 6, 7 and S1. They’re great for reluctant writers and they have a dyslexia friendly format too.
This BUNDLE includes 5 packs of 20 prompts: 2 packs of general prompts (featuring a range of subjects and genres), a pack of scary / mystery story prompts, a pack of winter story prompts and a pack of summer story writing prompts. All can be purchased separately if you prefer.
Creative Writing Story Prompts (MY MOST POPULAR RESOURCE ON TES)
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Scary Story Creative Writing Story Prompts
Winter Stories Creative Writing Story Prompts
Summer Story Creative Writing Prompts
Use as warm ups, early finishers activities and as a framework for free writing sessions
Each of the 100 A4 cards features a visual element (photo / picture stimulus), a starter sentence or part-sentence to help launch children into their fiction / narrative writing
Prompt questions to get ideas going
A word bank and some suggested openers to add variety to their writing
A box at the bottom reminds students to read their work aloud, check for full stops and capital letters and common spellings
Range of subjects and genres including mystery, sport, humour, fantasy, family and historical. Lots of settings too. Plenty of variety so children can choose ones that appeal to them.
UK and US English versions included, with spellings and references to ‘full stops’ and ‘periods’ etc amended as appropriate
Designed to offer maximum support for dyslexic learners and those with similar barriers to learning. Verdana font and spacing used are both dyslexia-friendly and the background colours are designed to reduce glare. Both the UK and US cards are also included with the background colours removed and could be used if printing on dyslexia friendly paper or card.
Could be used to support the writing of a full story
Could also work well as a regular tool to support struggling writers in one-to-one or small group sessions, where students write a few sentences inspired by the prompts, without worrying about completing a story.
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Activities (a game, puzzles worksheets and word problem cards) for differentiated negative numbers lessons at Upper Key Stage 2 (KS2). It was originally designed for Year 5 and Year 6 (Y5 / Y6) and equivalents but could work for able Year 4 too. Includes 3 fun Hidden Word / Spot the Mistake Puzzles (and solutions), a 30-card Loop Game / Dominoes Set and 16 Word Problems Cards (8 multi-step and 8 more simple). PDF format. In Scotland, use for Primary 6 and 7 (and able Primary 5).
PUZZLES
An engaging alternative to worksheets, these Numeracy puzzles make ideal starter, early finisher or homework activities. There’s one on increasing and decreasing temperature (Celsius), one for simple subtraction calculations with mostly negative number answers and a more challenging puzzle featuring addition and subtraction of negative and positive integers. Puzzles can be completed individually or in pairs / groups. Similar to codebreaker puzzles, a maths-related word is revealed after completing calculations. Each puzzle contains a grid. Within each box is a calculation and a letter. Students circle boxes containing errors. Then they assemble the letters from the circled boxes to reveal a maths word. There’s a further challenge question / task at the bottom of the page linked to the word.
Pupils often forget or avoid checking their work so it’s great to get them carefully checking in these puzzles. Spotting common errors may help them remember to check their own work.
LOOP CARDS / DOMINOES
Fun group / whole class activity to consolidate adding and subtracting negative numbers, using phrases (‘reduce by’, ‘increase’, ‘difference between’ etc). Forms a continuous loop.
WORD PROBLEM CARDS
8 Multi-Step Word Problem Cards and 8 more simple. Solutions can be printed back to back with question side for student self-checking or can be printed and made into separate cards if required. Consolidates understanding of negative numbers in the contexts of temperature (degrees Celsius), money / bank accounts and points in a sporting league. Work well as early finisher challenges. Separate pounds and dollars versions.
A Mega Bundle of 12 of my Maths puzzle packs, including this one, is available for a big saving, while the same packs are also available in smaller bundles:
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Beginners KS2 / KS3 (Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) French speaking games (2 sets of 40-card loop games/ follow me cards / dominoes) for revision of French calendar (le calendrier) vocabulary - dates, months (les mois), days of the week (les jours), as well as numbers to 31.
My FSL / MFL French basics resources and units suit students beginning French, near beginners (and intermediate learners for revision) in:
* Upper Primary (Key Stage 2) - Year 4, 5, 6 (Y4 Y5 Y6)
* Secondary (Key Stage 3) - especially Year 7 and 8 (Y7 / Y8)
* Equivalents such as Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Core French in Canada
* May suit others, depending on experience
These resources will help you plan multiple lessons. Additional US format date versions are also now included.
One set features the date and month, the other (which has different dates) also includes the day. This game works especially well as a fun activity to teach the difference between the two ways of answering the question Quelle est la date? (What is the date?), which depends on whether you are including the day:
C'est samedi cinq avril
C'est le cinq avril
Another teaching point reinforced with this activity is the fact that days and months do not start with capital letters in French.
Print and laminate the sets for repeated use. There is no start or end card in either set; they are continuous loops so you can start wherever you want.
This resource is available alongside other French Calendar resources (presentation, more games, worksheets and puzzles) in this bundle: French Calendar Bundle
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Beginners French KS2 / KS3 (Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) Numbers to 100 (Les Nombres / Les Numeros) crossword puzzles, each differentiated 3 ways to help you plan multiple lessons.
My FSL / MFL French basics resources and units suit students beginning French, near beginners (and intermediate learners for revision) in:
* Upper Primary (Key Stage 2 KS2) - Year 4, 5, 6 (Y4 Y5 Y6)
* Secondary (Key Stage 3 KS3) - especially Year 7 and 8 (Y7 / Y8)
* Equivalents such as Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Core French in Canada
* May suit others, depending on experience
This could be used for classwork, fun early finisher activities, revision, homework tasks etc. There are two 0-31 crosswords, two 0-61 crosswords and two 0-100 crosswords, with all six puzzles coming in these three versions:
A 1-star version for lower ability / younger students / students less experienced in French. This has number clues in English and a French wordbank containing all the answers in alphabetical order
A 2-star middle ability version (as above but with no wordbank)
A 3-star more challenging version with mental maths clues in French
All puzzles come with the solution to enable easy marking
The mental maths clues use the following words for the four operations:
plus - add
moins - minus
fois - times
divisé par - divided by
The puzzles are in PDF format inside the Zip file.
You can buy this pack of crosswords alongside some of my other French number resources in this bundle, which also includes a Powerpoint presentation, worksheets, games and activities. All are available separately if you prefer. French Numbers Complete Bundle
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For MFL / FSL, KS3, KS4 or even adult language learners, this giant French Adjectives vocabulary crossword puzzle, is great for cover lessons, starters or early finishers activities or as an extension challenge activity after a focus on Les Adjectifs. Use this huge puzzle to revise and extend vocabulary. There are 116 words in the puzzle, all singular adjectives and a mixture of masculine and feminine spellings. PDF format - 16 pages.
You could return to it over several sessions. This is low prep, great for collaboration, printable, differentiated, has an answer key, and there’s even an optional hidden sentence challenge! Best not used with absolute beginners, as it’s designed to review AND expand students’ existing vocabulary, to provide a challenge. Depending on experience and ability of students and level of support given, this can work with Key Stage 3 and 4 and beyond.
Please click on the preview file to check suitability for your students.
Fun: Giant crosswords are enjoyable to complete.
Low prep: Great for sub lessons and busy times.
Flexible: Can fill a whole lesson or more, or be completed over multiple days.
Early finishers: Great as an early finisher activity or extension, maybe to be competed over several sessions.
Collaboration: Although it can be used for individuals, it’s especially good for pairs or small groups.
Differentiation: Alternative clue page & vocab support page.
Challenge: Fun hidden sentence extension!
HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE THIS ACTIVITY:
There are 2 versions of the clue sheets – one with just the word itself in English (to be translated into French) and an easier version with the first letter given.
Choose whether to provide the alphabetical answer list, perhaps just to support certain students, or distribute it only when students have done as much as they can independently
Consider using mixed-ability groups
Decide whether to allow access to online or traditional dictionaries, perhaps later when students have completed as much as they can independently
Consider whether to use the hidden sentence challenge version (students use a blank grid with stars printed on certain squares, and then put the letters together from the star boxes to spell out a hidden word). There are 2 versions of the recording sheet for this challenge, should you wish to use them, and separate answer keys
Early finishers could be directed to online sources to check out the pronunciation of unfamiliar words
Whatever you choose, I hope your students have as much fun completing it as I did compiling it!
You might want to expand the crossword if using with larger groups but if you can’t, it will still work in standard size.
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5 fun games and activities, including speaking, listening and reading activities for a French Jobs, Professions and Careers / World of Work (Les Emplois / Le Travail) unit. Students review vocabulary for 39 job types, as well as linked phrases, including talking about jobs you would like to do in the future. Vocabulary support pages and full instructions are included. PDF format.
My FSL / MFL French basics resources and units suit students beginning French, near beginners (and intermediate learners for revision) in:
Upper Primary (Key Stage 2 KS2) - Year 4, 5, 6 (Y4 Y5 Y6)
Secondary (Key Stage 3 KS3) - especially Year 7 and 8 (Y7 / Y8)
Equivalents such as Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Core French in Canada
May suit others, depending on experience
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INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:
Vocabulary pages: There’s a word mat (over 2 pages) of French words with images for a core range of 21 jobs, together with a one-page list of these 21 jobs, and an expanded list of an additional 18 jobs. French job names are given for masculine and feminine versions where applicable. There’s also a table of key questions and sentences. These pages can also be used as prompts for classroom speaking activities. These vocabulary pages are also contained in my Les Métiers Worksheets and Puzzles pack.
Sentences Board Game: 2 different game boards, where students say aloud in French the translations of the sentences they land on. Board 1 features only the core 21 jobs; board 2 features the expanded range. Print and laminate.
“J’ai…Qui a…?” Loop Game: A speaking game for groups or whole class. Print and laminate. The 21 cards (featuring the smaller list of jobs) form a continuous loop.
Serpents et Echelles Game: Print and laminate. Students say aloud the jobs in French when they land on them. Includes jobs from the expanded list.
“Quel est votre travail?” Active Oral Game: Card sets included with formal “votre” and informal “ton”. Print and laminate the cards you want to use. 36 cards in the set. Students have one card each and must move around the room, asking “Quel est votre travail?”, aiming to meet the person with the matching job card. Students must reply in French, using the image on their card.
Mime Game: A team game, where students mime jobs to make their team mates guess correctly in French.
Full game instructions included and answer keys too where relevant.
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Speaking activities for a beginners French Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 / KS3) Greetings, Farewells and Introductions FSL unit (saying your name in French, saying your age, saying how you are, where you live, giving your nationality etc): A set of printable 24 role play / skits cards for Les Salutations et Je Me Presente or Introducing Myself. These resources will help you plan multiple lessons at Year 4, 5, 6 or 7 and equivalents. PDF format. Full instructions are included.
Children can pair up to translate the English into French. The English language sides are designed to be printed back-to-back with the appropriate translation for students to check. If preferred the translations could be printed as separate cards. I’ve included a vocabulary card, which can be provided for support where required.
This oral activity reinforces ways of saying ‘hello’ (Bonjour, Salut etc) and ‘goodbye’ (Au revoir etc) as well as asking and answering questions such as ‘Ca va?’ (How are you?), ‘Comment tu t’appelles?’ (What’s your name?), ‘Quel age as-tu?’ (How old are you?), ‘Ou habites-tu?’ (Where do you live?) and ‘Tu es de quelle nationalite?’ (What nationality are you?). It’s a good stepping stone to more independent role-playing activities.
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This Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 / KS3) French Beginners oral activities BUNDLE contains 72 role play or conversation cards (en anglais et en francais). For each of French Greetings and Introductions (Les Salutations), French Family and Pets (La Famille et Les Animaux de Compagnie), and French Sports and Hobbies (Les Sports et Les Passe-temps), there are 24 cards, to review key vocabulary and phrases during lessons. For full details and to see previews, please click on the individual resource covers.
My French basics resources suit students beginning French and near beginners in Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 and equivalents.
These scripted French dialogues are a good stepping stone to more independent role-playing activities. For differentiation, vocabulary support cards are also included for all the relevant topics. Please check the detailed preview to see if these cards will suit your students. All resources are in PDF format.
Print and laminate as required. In pairs, students translate the conversations on their card into French, practising speaking it together. In each set of 24 cards, the English language pages are designed to be printed back-to-back with the translation pages for student self-checking. If preferred, the translations could be printed as separate cards. An instruction page is also included.
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Greetings and Introductions: Reviews basic French words and phrases such as ‘hello’ (Bonjour etc) and ‘goodbye’ (Au revoir etc), and questions such as ‘Ca va?’ (How are you?), ‘Comment tu t’appelles?’ (What’s your name?), ‘Quel âge as-tu?’ (How old are you?), ‘Où habites-tu?’ (Where do you live?) and ‘Tu es de quelle nationalité?’ (What nationality are you?).
Family and Pets: Students consolidate talking about how many brothers and sisters they have, who they live with, uncles, aunts, cousins and grandparents, stepfamilies, ages and names. They talk about whether they have pets (cat, dog, goldfish, guinea pig, hamster, horse, lizard, mouse, parrot, rabbit, snake, turtle) and give details such as the names, ages and colours of their animals.
Sports and Hobbies: These cards focus on 18 sports and 18 hobbies / leisure activities and linked phrases and questions:
Sports: badminton, baseball, basketball, cricket, soccer, football, golf, ice hockey, rugby, tennis, table tennis, running, horse riding, gymnastics, cycling, karate, swimming, skiing - and linked questions and answers, such as ‘What sports do you do?’, and phrases linked to likes and dislikes in terms of sport.
Hobbies / recreational activities: aller au parc, aller au cinema, cuisiner, danser, dessiner, écouter de la musique, faire du camping, faire du jardinage, faire les magasins, faire du patinage, faire de la photographie, jouer de la guitare, jouer du piano, jouer aux jeux de société, jouer sur l’ordinateur, lire, regarder la télé, sortir avec mes amis - and linked questions and answers, such as ‘What do you like to do in your free time?’, phrases linked to likes and dislikes and frequency of doing activities.
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12 packs in one! Fun challenges for revision, early finishers, revision activities, starter tasks, homework etc. These puzzle worksheets revise a big variety of concepts, giving you ideal tasks to use throughout the year. There are 74 Upper Key Stage 2 (Y5 / Y6) or Early KS3 Maths / Numeracy puzzles worksheets in this hugely discounted bundle and each puzzle focuses on one concept so you can use them throughout the year for consolidation. They also work well as warm ups and morning activities. Whether working as individuals or in pairs or small groups, your students will enjoy the challenge of competing to be the first to find the hidden word.
Originally designed for revision of prior learning and consolidation of new concepts in Year 5 and Year 6, there are puzzles here to suit a range of classes from mid to upper Key Stage 2 to early KS3. Great for differentiation. Many would suit Year 6 Maths SATS revision too. All puzzles are in PDF format.
74 puzzle worksheets (and full answer keys) for Rounding, Negative Numbers, Multiplication, Division, Decimals, Fractions, Percentages, Angles, Area and Perimeter, 2D and 3D Shape, Time and Converting Units of Measure are all included here.
SAVE money and time with this BUNDLE, packed full of Hidden Word / Spot the Mistakes Numeracy Puzzles, which are an engaging alternative to standard worksheets, to give yourself a huge bank of no prep printable resources. You'll dip into it again and again over the years, for puzzles to suit a range of classes and abilities from Year 4 up. There are puzzles on different levels and different concepts in each individual pack. For more information see below, or click on the individual resources.
To suit different teachers and classes, these puzzles are also split into 3 smaller bundles, while some are available in further bundles alongside related games and activities. You can explore my TES shop or click on these links to the smaller bundles:
BUNDLE 1: Maths Hidden Word Puzzles BUNDLE 1
Rounding: To the nearest 10, 100, 1000, whole number, one and two decimal places, nearest pound (dollar version also included)
Fractions: Equivalent fractions, simplest form / simplifying, fractions of quantities, mixed numbers and improper fractions
Multiplication: times tables, doubling, multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000, multiplying by multiples of 10 and 100.
Negative numbers: Increasing and decreasing temperature (Celsius), simple subtraction calculations with mostly negative answers, addition and subtraction of negative and positive integers. The negative numbers pack includes a loop game and self-check word problem cards alongside 3 puzzles.
BUNDLE 2: Maths Hidden Word Puzzles BUNDLE 2
Percentages: Decimal and Fraction Equivalents, Percentages of Quantities / Amounts, Percentage Increases and Decreases
Decimals: Ordering, Mental Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division of Decimals
Division: Dividing Using Times Tables, Halving, Dividing by 10, 100 and 1000, Dividing by multiples of 10 and 100.
Time: Telling the Time (Analogue), Converting Words to Digital, 12 and 24 Clocks, Converting Units of Time (Seconds, Minutes, Hours), Durations / Elapsed Time).
BUNDLE 3: Maths Hidden Word Puzzles BUNDLE 3
Angles: Angle Types / Names (Acute, Right, Straight, Obtuse & Reflex), Measuring Angles up to 180 degrees, Measuring Angles up to 360 degrees, Angles Between the 8 Compass Points and Missing Angles (Vertically Opposite, Adjacent, Straight Line and Around a Point)
Area and Perimeter: Squares, Rectangles, Right-Angled Triangles and Compound Shapes
Converting Units of Measure: Length, Volume / Capacity, Weight (Mass), Ordering, Converting Measurements for Mental Addition and Subtraction calculations
Shape: 2D Shape Names, Types of Triangles, Angles in a Triangle / Missing Angles, Properties of Quadrilaterals (includes symmetry, angles, parallel sides etc.) and Names and Properties of 3D Shapes / Objects
For differentiation, there are additional less / more challenging versions of some puzzles.
Similar to codebreaker puzzles, a maths-related word is revealed after completing calculations. Each puzzle contains a grid. Within each box is a calculation and a letter. Students circle any boxes containing errors. Then they assemble letters from the circled boxes to reveal the hidden maths word. (In the rounding puzzle students find the numbers that don’t round to specified target numbers and in some of the fractions puzzles, students must find non-equivalent fractions etc). In many puzzles there is an extension question / challenge linked to the hidden word, which on some may require a little research if time.
Students often forget or avoid checking their work for errors so it’s great to get them carefully checking in these puzzles. Spotting common errors may help them remember to check their own work and help them avoid common errors themselves.
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Fun Key Stage 2 place value activities and games for 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 digit numbers (hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions) and decimals to 1, 2 and 3 places (tenths, hundredths, thousandths). Great for differentiation or for use across different year groups, such as Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 (Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6) - or Second Level, Primary 4, 5, 6 and 7 in Scotland. Includes the following 5 packs:
6 place value crossnumber puzzles for numbers to ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions (includes differentiation)
19 place value dice games (3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 digit numbers and decimals to 1, 2 and 3 places). Includes ordering numbers. Many different levels of challenge
Differentiated decimals place value four in a row games
56 self-checking mental maths place value trails worksheets for 5-digit numbers (or laminate to make re-usable boards) - 2 levels of challenge for differentiation
72 self-checking mental maths place value trails for 6 and 7-digit numbers (with differentiation)
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KS2 Analogue to Digital Time puzzle worksheet (converting analogue time to 12 hour digital time) and answer key. This is a free sample from my fun, printable Hidden Word / Spot the Mistake Time puzzles pack. The full pack of 9 puzzles for various time concepts at Upper KS2 (Year 5 / Year 6) and Early KS3 revision is available here – ** Time Puzzle Worksheets**
The full pack also contains puzzles for telling the time to five minutes and nearest minute (analogue), converting between 12 and 24 hour time, converting between units of time (seconds, hours, minutes) and 12 hour time durations / time intervals.
An engaging alternative to standard worksheets, these no-prep puzzles make ideal warm ups, fast finisher activities or homework. They can be completed individually or in pairs / groups. They are similar to codebreaker puzzles, with a maths-related word to be revealed after the Time work has been completed. Each puzzle contains a grid. Pupils circle any boxes containing errors, then put together the letters from these boxes to reveal the hidden word.
Students often forget or avoid checking their own work for errors so it’s great to get them carefully checking in these puzzles. Spotting common errors may help them remember to check their own work and help them avoid common errors themselves.
A Mega Bundle of 12 of my hidden word puzzle packs for many maths and numeracy concepts (over 70 puzzle worksheets) is available for a huge saving, while the same puzzle packs are also available in some smaller bundles:
Maths Hidden Word Puzzles MEGA BUNDLE
Maths Hidden Word Puzzles BUNDLE 1
Maths Hidden Word Puzzles BUNDLE 2
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KS2 / KS3 French Beginners printable writing activities for your les sports et les passe-temps / les loisirs / mon temps libre units: 12 worksheets and puzzles (with additional differentiated versions and answer keys) plus pages of vocabulary support. Ideal for independent work or add this to your lesson plans to consolidate key vocabulary, linked questions, answers and grammar points.
My basic French resources suit students beginning French and near beginners in Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 and equivalents, depending on experience. Please check the previews and for further information and check the individual resource pages for more detailed information. These resources are in PDF format.
This BUNDLE includes these 2 individual resources:
French Sports Worksheets
French Hobbies Worksheets
You can also buy the 2 resources together as part of this larger bundle, which includes 2 presentations, 2 packs of printable games, role-play cards and flashcards:
French Sports and Hobbies BIG BUNDLE
THESE WORKSHEETS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN:
French Worksheets and Puzzles MEGA BUNDLE
ALL MY SPORTS AND HOBBIES RESOURCES ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2
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12 pages of vocabulary support in different versions to display or print, if required. This number includes versions with and without background colour. Includes key phrases, questions, how to say likes and dislikes, how often etc.
12 worksheets, mostly differentiated and with answer keys for all. This includes fun revision puzzles (a crossword and hidden word puzzle). Teacher notes included at the end of the two PDF files.
Please note that for the sport resources, UK and US versions are included (minor amendments such as use of terms ‘football’ and ‘soccer’ to cater for teachers in different countries)
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Fractions activities (puzzles worksheets) for Key Stage 2 (KS2) Maths, especially Year 5 and Year 6 (Y5 / Y6), for early finisher challenges, revision, starter tasks and homework. Just PRINT AND GO! Includes 6 Hidden Word / Spot the Mistakes puzzles worksheets for equivalent fractions, simplest form / simplifying, fractions of quantities / amounts, mixed numbers and improper fractions. Full solutions included. All puzzles are in PDF format. In Scotland, great for Primary 6 and 7.
Fast finishers love being challenged by them plus they make great collaborative starters!
Some puzzles will also suit younger classes, depending on ability. Different puzzles from this pack could be used within the same class to provide differentiation. Also available in great value BUNDLES (below).
Puzzles 1 and 2: Equivalent Fractions
Puzzle 3: Fractions in Simplest Form / Simplifying Fractions
Puzzle 4: Fractions of Quantities (Unit Fractions)
Puzzle 5: Fractions of Quantities (Harder)
Puzzle 6: Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions
An engaging alternative to standard worksheets, these make ideal starter, early finisher or homework activities. Puzzles can be completed individually or in pairs or groups. Similar to codebreaker puzzles, a maths-related word is revealed after completing the work. Each puzzle contains a grid. Within each box is a fraction / calculation and a letter. Pupils circle any boxes containing incorrect answers or errors such as non-equivalent fractions (depending on which puzzle it is). Then they assemble letters from the circled boxes to reveal a maths word. There's a further question / task at the bottom of the page linked to the word.
Students often forget or avoid checking their work for errors so it’s great to get them carefully checking in these puzzles. Spotting errors may help them remember to check their own work and help them avoid common errors themselves.
A Mega Bundle of 12 of my hidden Maths puzzle packs, including this one, is available for a huge saving:
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Beginners French Numbers to 100 (Les Nombres / Les Numeros) printable games: 6 Four in a Row games for French Mental Maths (Les Maths) at 2 levels for differentiation, plus a 12-board bingo / lotto game with differentiation.
My FSL / MFL French basics resources and units suit students beginning French, near beginners (and intermediate learners for revision) in:
* Upper Primary (Key Stage 2 KS2) - Year 4, 5, 6 (Y4 Y5 Y6)
* Secondary (Key Stage 3 KS3) - especially Year 7 and 8 (Y7 / Y8)
* Equivalents such as Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Core French in Canada
* May suit others, depending on experience
In the Zip file are 2 PDF files. Please see previews.
SAVE as part of French Numbers BUNDLE
BINGO / LOTTO:
Includes simple number match and mental maths versions. 2 sets of 6 boards for each of 0-40 and 0-100 – one set features the French number word, the other less challenging version features digits. Print and laminate as required. Both the 0-40 and 0-100 games also have two sets of bingo cards each – French mental maths versions or French number word versions. Great for differentiation - for a medium level of challenge you could have groups using the digit boards with the mental maths calculation cards.
FOUR IN A ROW:
6 French Maths Four in a Row game boards at 2 levels. Great starter, early finisher or group activities for both French and Maths lessons. Most questions can be answered using mental strategies. All four operations used.
4 different game boards for Maths involving numbers from 0 to 100 and generally more challenging Maths questions.
2 different game boards for Maths involving numbers from 0 to 40 with generally simpler Maths questions.
Full answer versions included for at-a-glance checking by students or teacher. BLACK AND WHITE versions of all boards included too.
Laminate and use again. Students work as pairs against pairs or one against one to get four correct answers in a row. Roll dice to find which column to choose a calculation from (the columns are numbered 1-6). If there are no questions left in the one they've rolled, skip a go or roll again. Use a different coloured whiteboard pen to record answers or add an initial or symbol if using the same colour. I recommend printing in A3 but it will work fine in A4 too.
For the four operations, I use:
plus - add
moins - minus
fois - times
divisé par - divided by
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Beginners KS2 / KS3 (Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) Calendar in French / Le Calendrier unit BUNDLE for introduction and revision of days, months, dates and seasons. A 60 slide PPT PowerPoint lesson presentation, printable games, activities and puzzles for speaking and writing key vocabulary. This will help you plan your French calendar unit covering basic vocab and phrases.
My FSL / MFL French basics resources and units suit students beginning French, near beginners (and intermediate learners for revision) in:
* Upper Primary (Key Stage 2) - Year 4, 5, 6 (Y4 Y5 Y6)
* Secondary (Key Stage 3) - especially Year 7 and 8 (Y7 / Y8)
* Equivalents such as Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Core French in Canada
* May suit others, depending on experience
Includes: French days of the week (Les jours de la semaine), months (Les mois de l'année) and dates. Practise answering questions such as 'C'est quel mois?', 'C'est quel jour?', 'Quelle est la date?' etc. US format date versions of resources are included where relevant.
Alongside the presentation, there are 10 Four in a Row game boards, 2 40-card loop card sets, a snakes and ladders game, a bingo game, 3 worksheets, 3 crosswords and a word search. Please see the individual descriptions for more detailed information.
Here are some other French basics resources and bundles, the first of which contains around 70 resources in total:
Huge French Basics Bundle
French Basics Presentations Bundle
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An upper KS2 BUNDLE of games and puzzles worksheets for spelling, punctuation and grammar revision. These fun printables could be used as part of SATs test preparation. There are:
3 Hidden Word Puzzles and 3 Four in a Row Games for the Year 5 / Year 6 statutory spelling word list of 100 words
6 Hidden Word Proofreading Puzzles to consolidate a range of SPaG skills (3 are at a lower level, which you could use for differentiation)
All in PDF format.
The spelling, punctuation and grammar in these resources follows UK rules.
Use them as lesson starter tasks, early finisher challenges or as stations in spelling or SPaG lessons
Great as fun, start of term or end of term purposeful activities too
Full answer keys and instructions are included
Please see the individual resources pages for more detail and previews to check if they will suit your needs:
Proofreading Hidden Word Puzzles
Year 5 /6 Spelling Activities
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PROOFREADING HIDDEN WORD / SPOT THE MISTAKES PUZZLES:
6 puzzles
Fun alternatives to standard worksheets
Minimal preparation
Concepts included: homophones and other common spelling errors, full stops, capital letters, question marks, commas, colons, speech marks, proper nouns, missing words, repeated words, tenses, subordinate clauses and embedded clauses
Included with and without pastel background, which could support some learners to view text more clearly
Students circle or highlight errors in each line of text. When they find lines with 3 or more errors, they take the corresponding letter from the grid at the bottom of the page
When finished, rearrange letters to find hidden grammar or punctuation word
Individuals, pairs or small groups
For differentiation put lower ability children into pairs, perhaps with a higher ability student
To save printing, print on card and laminate for repeated use with whiteboard pens
YEAR 5 / YEAR 6 SPELLING HIDDEN WORD / SPOT THE MISTAKES PUZZLES:
3 puzzles feature sentences containing multiple words from the Year 5 and Year 6 spelling list, most spelled correctly
Puzzles work in the same way as the proofreading ones above
In each puzzle the hidden word is another word from the spelling list
Versions included without and without background
For differentiation put lower ability children into pairs, perhaps with a higher ability student. Allow a word list or dictionary for support.
FOUR IN A ROW GAMES:
3 boards, each containing 36 sentences which feature a misspelled word from the Year 5 and Year 6 word list
These words are printed in bold and underlined
Pairs or individuals play against each other, aiming to correct 4 adjacent spellings in a line - horizontally, vertically or diagonally
Students roll dice to determine from which column they must pick a sentence
Print and laminate for regular use
They were originally designed for A3 printing, and I recommend this, with students writing directly on the board with a thin whiteboard pen. However, it works fine in A4 (you may need to adjust printer settings). If A4, students could write their spelling on a mini whiteboard or paper and put initials in the space on the board if correct
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Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 / KS3) Beginners French BUNDLE to help plan a Les Animaux de Compagnie (Les Animaux Domestiques) / French Domestic Animals / Pets in French unit. A presentation, flashcards, worksheets, puzzles, printable games and activities; enough for multiple lessons to teach and review vocabulary and phrases through speaking, reading and writing activities, and there’s differentiation too.
My French basics resources suit students beginning French and near beginners in Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 and equivalents. Please check the individual resource pages and previews to see a sample of the resources included. All resources are in PDF, apart from the presentation, which is PowerPoint (and also included in PDF).
The resources in this money-saving BUNDLE are also available in 3 individual packs:
French Pets Presentation and Flashcards
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The resources focus on 12 key animal words (cat, dog, rabbit, horse, snake, guinea pig, hamster, parrot, lizard, mouse, turtle, goldfish), a small number of other words, and linked questions and answers, such as ‘Do you have a pet?’, and phrases linked to pets’ names, ages and colours.
You might also like my set of 24 French Family and Pets Role Play Cards. Featuring English and French translations, these speaking activities combine vocabulary and phrases from French Families and French Pets topics.
I also have a French Family and Pets BIG BUNDLE, which includes these role play cards together with the contents of both my French Pets and French Family bundles.
ALL FAMILY AND PETS RESOURCES INCLUDED IN:
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PRESENTATION AND FLASHCARDS:
40-slide (and more slides for games) PowerPoint Lesson Presentation (also in PDF format) and printable flashcards
Use to introduce or review key words and phrases
Many slides feature answers that appear when you click, for students to respond
There are some very short reading comprehensions and an additional 20+ slides at the end (making it 65 slides in total) form a ‘Splat’ game and a memory game (Kim’s game), which could be played in teams, with students working out which images are missing each time and giving the word in French
While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will still help you introduce and review this topic if you do not have PowerPoint
Also within the Zip file is a PDF of flashcards, with 2 on each page (included with and without a background colour)
WORKSHEETS AND PUZZLES:
Vocabulary support page for display or printing (with and without background colour)
2 worksheets (with answer keys). Includes missing letter tasks, word matching, basic reading comprehension and translation tasks. Worksheet 2 is included in a 1-star version (for younger, lower ability, or less experienced students) and a 2-star, more challenging version. There’s a US version of Worksheet 2 (2 star version), with ‘colour’ in question 1 replaced by the spelling ‘color’
Crossword in 2 versions (the 1-star version contains a word bank for support)
Wordsearch puzzle (1-star version of the wordsearch contains the start of each word). There is a hidden sentence challenge at the end of the wordsearch, using the unused letters
Full Answer Keys
GAMES:
2 Four in a Row game boards to print and laminate. First to get four in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally - wins. Students roll dice, then choose a pets word from that number column to say in French. If correct, use a dry-wipe marker to put a symbol or initial in that box.
‘I have…Who has?’ Cards / Loop Game: consolidate pets vocabulary in phrases alongside some numbers. Print and laminate the 30 illustrated cards, which form a continuous loop so you can start with any one. Distribute among players. First player reads the French side of one of their cards and all players check if they have the matching number of the correct animal. If they do, they reply in French, saying ‘J’ai…’ (I have…) and so on.
Active Oral Game - 36 game cards (18 identical pairs). Students are given a card each and move around to find the player with the matching card by asking and answering questions about pets. 2 versions: the first set has French prompts for lower ability or younger students and the other set has words in English only. If required, use a mixture of the two sets for differentiation.
Bingo / Noughts and Crosses (Tic Tac Toe): 8 cards for a group game of Bingo (the teacher or a student could read out words) or Noughts and Crosses (students take it in turns to say aloud a French pets word from their card). If cards are laminated, students could write on them with a dry-wipe marker.
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